CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
Child contexts
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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continental quilt in CommonParlance
- definition a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider
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continental shelf in CommonParlance
- definition the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent
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continental slope in CommonParlance
- definition the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone
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contingence in CommonParlance
- definition a possible event or occurrence or result
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contingency in CommonParlance
- definition a possible event or occurrence or result
- definition the state of being contingent on something
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contingency fee in CommonParlance
- definition a fee that is payable only if the outcome is successful (as for an attorney's services)
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contingency procedure in CommonParlance
- definition an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises
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contingent in CommonParlance
- definition possible but not certain to occur
- definition being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
- definition uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances
- definition a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
- definition a temporary military unit
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contingent liability in CommonParlance
- definition liabilities that may be incurred by an entity depending on the outcome of a uncertain future event such as a court case.
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contingent on in CommonParlance
- definition being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
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contingent probability in CommonParlance
- definition the probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred
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contingent upon in CommonParlance
- definition being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
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continual in CommonParlance
- definition recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
- definition having no interruptions
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continually in CommonParlance
- definition seemingly without interruption
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continuance in CommonParlance
- definition the act of continuing an activity without interruption
- definition the period of time during which something continues
- definition the property of enduring or continuing in time
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continuant in CommonParlance
- definition of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as ‘f’, ‘s’, ‘z’, or ‘th’ in both ‘thin’ and ‘then’)
- definition consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
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continuant consonant in CommonParlance
- definition consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
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continuation in CommonParlance
- definition the act of continuing an activity without interruption
- definition a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
- definition a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction
- definition the consequence of being lengthened in duration
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continuative in CommonParlance
- definition an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
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continue in CommonParlance
- definition continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- definition continue talking
- definition keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- definition move ahead; travel onward in time or space
- definition allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- definition do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
- definition continue after an interruption
- definition continue in a place, position, or situation
- definition span an interval of distance, space or time
- definition exist over a prolonged period of time
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continued in CommonParlance
- definition without stop or interruption
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continued fraction in CommonParlance
- definition a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction and so on
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continuing in CommonParlance
- definition remaining in force or being carried on without letup
- definition persisting for a long time
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continuing education in CommonParlance
- definition a program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-time
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continuing trespass in CommonParlance
- definition trespass that is not transient or intermittent but continues as long as the offending object remains